66DwD-14Ftr Battlerager by Paradoom

[Paradoom]

This build is not updated and due to an overhaul to reflect the newest changes, but is still viable as is.

About this build (role and specialties):

This is another toon again of mine to improve the gap inbetween secret and Bur builds. Have fun with it and let me know what you think.

It´s purpose is to be the main strength tank in a group and a moving wall that uses it´s "draw foes" ability to keep the monsters focused on him.

It has quite some gear flexibility (heavy armor + tower shield OR medium armor and shield pre demi, post 2x demi a light armor and large shield provide the best AC). Plate of Uxan Uldorath would be nice for an extra attack.

You can choose any kind of neclace and are independent from it´s AC modifier (DwDs get natural AC bonus up to 20 AC, which this build has).

As weapon you are flexible as well though I recommand bastard swords (good damage and critical chance). Alternative to it would be e.g. Scimitar with an even larger crit range or Katanas (same as Bswords). Basically every medium sized weapon or smaller works. If you take something none exotic you´ll have a feat free. With bastard swords u´ll have a 14-20 critrange and 4x crit multiplier and good crit confiramtion rolls. Or as Raja has pointed out: Hammers are a very good option instead, dealing the best damage against e.g. Pit Fiends.

This toon has reasonable high ac, very good saves, good high HP and damage soak. You can make yourself absolutly crit and kd immune and keen your own weapons with the warriors whetstone. Your AB aint uber but solid and you do some damage.

It is suited for Hells and the Abyss and can make the necessary checks very well. It is a uni strength tank in Hells at 1x demi with the asmo belt.
It doesnt have 40 dexterity at level 60 0x demi, but only 32. This is possible because when critters with dex knockdown checks are around you can switch into your special defence stance and be absolutley immune to kd. And besides, why not make the rogue feel useful sometimes.
When you get your first demi counter put on the Asmo belt. That will give you a huge boost to your strength, dexterity and constitution checks and will allow you to move around much more freely even when e.g. Malebranches are roaming free. And no worries, even under 1x penealties you can tank anything as long as you cover your elemental and exotic imms.

Race: Dwarf
Subrace: Battlerager
Artifact: The orb of Dragonkind (Constition Artifact)
Pendact: Craft Weapon

Statstable:

	Creation	Boat+Sub	60, +14 gear	80, all maxed
Str	15	19	56	66
Dex	16	16	32	40
Con	12	15	30(+2 Conarty)	40
Wis	8	8	22	26
Int	16	14	28	32
Cha	6	3	17	21

The statsprogression through levelup is 2 Dex, 17 Strength, 1 Con.

Savestable:

Save	60, +14 gear	80, all maxed
Fortitude	62	71
Reflex	65	74
Will	64	73

Skilltable:

Level 1 - 40
Skill	Points
Concentration	30
Discipline	43
Parry	43
Listen	30

Level 41 - 60
Skill	Points
Tumble (after taking LSA tumble)	60
Discipline	56
Parry	63
Listen	46

Level 61 - 80
Skill	Points
Craft Armor	30
Craft Weapon	14
Listen	63

Levelprogression:

Level 1-20, 7 Fighter, 10 DwD, 3 Fighter

Level	Feats	Stat
1	Blooded, Weapon Proficiency exotic
2	Weaponfocus
3	Great Fortitude
4	Weapon specialization	Dex +1
6	Iron will, Greater weapon focus
8	-	Dex +1
9	Improved Critical
12	Power Attack	Str +1
15	Blind fight
16	-	Str +1
18	Lightning Reflexes, Cleave
20	Great cleave	Str +1

Level 21-40, 14 DwD, 4 Fighter

Level	Feats	Stat
21	Great strength I
24	Epic will, Epic prowess	Str +1
27	Great strength II
28	Overwhelming critical	Str +1
30	Great strength III
32	Epic weapon focus	Str +1
33	Great strength IV
36	Great strength V, Devastating Critical	Str +1
38	Epic weapon speciliazation
39	Epic reflexes
40	Power critical	Str +1

Level 41-60, 20 DwD

Level	Feats	Stat
42	LSA: Tumble	Str +1
44	-	Str +1
45	Legendary weapon focus
46	-	Str +1
48	Great strength VI	Str +1
50	-	Str +1
51	Legendary Reflexes
52	-	Str +1
54	Legendary Will	Str +1
56	-	Str +1
57	Legendary weapon specialization
58	-	Str +1
60	Armor Skin	Con +1

A hint for the paragonfeats:

When to take what feat does not matter. So as soon as you gain your first strength point you could take a great strength feat much earlier to gain an extra ab and 1% more physical resistance. I would always take pwf first though (+2 ab is just too huge)

Level 61-80, 20 DwD

Level	Feats	Stat
63	Pragon weapon focus
66	Paragon weapon sepcialization
69	Paragon layer adaption I OR Paragon Firewalking
72	Paragon layer adaption II OR Paragon Passwall
75	Great strength VII
78	Great strength VIII

Attackbonustable:

Level	Fully buffed AB first attack
@60, +14 gear, 0x demi	97
@80, +16 gear, 2x demi	109

Armor Class:

That is a bit dependent on your level and Demi status in combination with the actual kind of armor-gear you are wearing.

At 0x demi you are very flexible and can wear a heavy plate with tower shield or a medium armor with a large shield and will basically end up with something around 129 AC (depending on the randomization) in burgear.

Once you are 2x demi, to reach the maximum AC, you need a light armor with a large shield ending in around 135 AC.


Healthpoints]

At level 60 you will have 1200+ in +14 gear and con arty.


Gear

Slot	Setup 1	Setup 2
Mainhand	Medium or small sized weapon of your choice	Bastard Sword / Katana / Hammer
Offhand	Tower shield with elemental imms	Bastion of Cormyr or Benediction and Spartan (unslaggable)
Armor	Plate of Uxan Uldorath or Carapace of Smoldering Stone	Swamp Devil Hide (Min light armor) or well randomized bur light armor
Head	Visor of Vigilance or well randomized helm	Visage of Elemental Chaos (Vestige helmet)
Back	Depends on the stats/imms needed - Bur Cloak	Thraxia´s Embolished Weave / Wrap of the Dark Prince
Gloves	Gloves of the Amnizu or Menacles of Mephistopheles	Bracers of the many eyes (from Aboleths)
Boots	Legendary boots of Defence	UR or BUR breach imm boots
Necklace	Amulet of the Pharao or well randomized Beldoin´s Spellturner	Chain of Solidarity
Rings	Bur mordring and an immunity ring	plainwalker ring / immunity ring
Belt	Ainafea´s Masterwork Belt	The serpents coil (asmo artifact)

[Raj]

All good and fancy but for a newbie suggesting hard to find weapons like katanas and bastard swords is counterproductive, mostly because slashing damage is good in areas they aren't going to visit often as a tank (ely/abo) while for hells, where they should concentrate on crit immune foes, warhammer or light flail or even better morning star are better choices given that 90% of time what's left after caster do their job are pit fiends and little else.

That, and successful dwarves use manly and unelegant weapons.

Without altering too much the build concept, splashing 2 levels of paladin or blackguard doesn't give xp penality and provides up to +5 to saves when cha is maxed out, plus true fear immunity for the goodie two shoes version, and only costs you a feat (great fortitude could go).

As you're taking a point of CON and two of DEX at level ups, you could just start with str 16 dex 14 con 13 and cha 7 and instead of raising 2 str/2 dex/1 con you raise 4 dex/1str ending with same stats +1 cha (useful if splashing), and raise dexterity when getting ready to do hells.

[Paradoom]

The weapons are just suggestions and scimitars are quite easy to find even as a beginner in lower areas. But of course you can go with something like a warhammer as well. I delibertely didnt fix that in the build progression and merely made suggestions.

There are Paladin splash builds on the board already and I didnt want to force to be good aligned for saves (and as u can see is not needed). This build doesnt rely on that though of course the true fear imm is nice to have. Also loosing feats on this build and the whetstone is a not realy a nice option. But feel free to become one of the lame good guys.
. BG on the other hand is easier to handle but still nothing I would recommand with this build.

[Raj]

nah i enjoy splash eeeeeeeevildoer more

[Paradoom]

A minor update:

-Added gearsetup section which still has to be implemented.
-Some spellingerrors corrected.
-Paragonfeats added optional survival feats instead of layer adaption. (This is just to give ideas and depends on your personal taste. I recommand for beginners to stick to the layer adaption.)

[Paradoom]

Totally forgot about this build of mine ^^

Update:
Added a gear section with suggestions of what would be well suited.
Keep in mind though that this can vary alot on what gear you actually have and what randomized properties your´s has.

[Paradoom]

update:
- max ab corrected. it was too low
- some spelling errors corrected
- minor edits to the description